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AN4661 Power supplies
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1 Power supplies
1.1 Introduction
The device requires a 1.8 to 3.6 V operating voltage supply (VDD), which can be reduced
down to 1.7 V with PDR OFF, as detailed in the product datasheets. The embedded linear
voltage regulator is used to supply the internal 1.2 V digital power.
The real-time clock (RTC), the RTC backup registers, and the backup SRAM (BKP SRAM)
can be powered from the VBAT voltage when the main VDD supply is powered off.
1.1.1 Independent A/D converter supply and reference voltage
To improve the conversion accuracy, the ADC has an independent power supply which can
be separately filtered and shielded from noise on the PCB.
•The ADC voltage supply input is available on a separate VDDA pin.
•An isolated supply ground connection is provided on the pin VSSA.
To ensure a better accuracy of low voltage inputs, the user can connect a separate external
reference voltage ADC input on VREF
. The voltage on VREF ranges from 1.8 V to VDDA.
When available (depending on package), VREF– must be externally tied to VSSA.
1.1.2 Independent USB transceivers supply
The USB transceivers are supplied from a separated VDDUSB power supply pin.
The VDDUSB supply can be connected either to VDD or an external independent power
supply (3.0 to 3.6V) for the USB transceivers (refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2). For example,
when the device is powered at 1.8V, an independent power supply 3.3V can be connected
to VDDUSB. When the VDDUSB is connected to a separated power supply, it is independent
from VDD or VDDA but it must be the last supply to be provided and the first to disappear.
The following VDDUSB conditions must be respected:
•During the power-on phase (VDD < VDD_MIN), VDDUSB should be always lower than
VDD.
•During the power-down phase (VDD < VDD_MIN), VDDUSB should be always lower than
VDD.
•The VDDSUB rising and falling time rate specifications must be respected (refer to
operating conditions at power-up / power-down (regulator ON) table and operating
conditions at power-up / power-down (regulator OFF) table provided in the product
datasheet).
•In operating mode phase, VDDUSB could be lower or higher than VDD:
– If USB (USB OTG_HS/OTG_FS) is used, the associated GPIOs powered by
VDDUSB are operating between VDDUSB_MIN and VDDUSB_MAX.
–TheV
DDUSB supplies both USB transceivers (USB OTG_HS and USB OTG_FS).
If only one USB transceiver is used in the application, the GPIOs associated to the
other USB transceiver are still supplied by VDDUSB.
– If USB (USB OTG_HS/OTG_FS) is not used, the associated GPIOs powered by
VDDUSB are operating between VDD_MIN and VDD_MAX.